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Utah's Most Expensive Wildfire Season Yet | Salt Lake City News
Utah’s wildfire season is already breaking records—over 361,000 acres burned and $40 million already spent from a $120 million fund, with suppression costs for major fires like Cottonwood soaring past $42 million and still climbing. With the nation’s largest fire, Babylon, still burning and federal lands often requiring state help, officials fear this could be Utah’s most expensive wildfire year ever. Five years ago, the state made a bold move, investing in its own air tanker fleet to gain faster, more controlled response—because in wildfire battles, every second counts. Listen in comfort:Get…
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